Welcome to the CSUB Education Accreditation Website
California State University, Bakersfield, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley, opened in 1970. CSUB is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HIS) and is home to a socially, economically, and ethnically diverse population. Sixty-one percent of its undergraduate and 47% of its credential and graduate students identify as Latino. In Fall 2020, 7% of CSUB students were credential candidates and 7% of CSUB students were graduate-postgraduate students. Many CSUB students are first-generation university students. The missions of CSUB, the School of Social Sciences and Education, and the Educator Preparation Programs emphasize our educational commitment for this diverse region.
The Department of Teacher Education and the Department of Advanced Educational Studies house the majority of the programs in the EPP. The Bilingual Authorization, Reading Literacy Authorization, and the MA, Curriculum and Instruction program are offered through the Department of Teacher Education and are housed online through Extended Education. Our Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) program is housed in the School of Social Sciences and Education.
CSU Bakersfield credential and added authorization programs are fully accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). On January 26, 2023, the Committee on Accreditation, on behalf of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, assigned the status of Accreditation to California
State University, Bakersfield and its credential programs.
· Educational Administration Credential Program
· Education Counseling Credential Program
· Elementary Education/Multiple Subject Credential Pathways
· Secondary Education/Single Subject Credential Pathways
· Special Education/Educational Specialist Credential Pathways
· Bilingual Added Authorization
· Early Childhood Added Authorization
· Reading Literacy Added Authorization
CSU Bakersfield is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The programs listed below have been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP through December 31, 2029. Accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and has demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.
· Educational Administration Credential Program
· Education Counseling Credential Program
· Elementary Education/Multiple Subject Credential Pathways
· Secondary Education/Single Subject Credential Pathways
· Special Education/Educational Specialist Credential Pathways
· Bilingual Added Authorization
· Early Childhood Added Authorization
· Reading Literacy Added Authorization
· Master of Arts, Curriculum and Instruction
· Master of Arts, Special Education
· Master of Arts, Educational Administration
· Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
Contact information
Dean: Dr. Luis Vega email: lvega@csub.edu
Associate Dean: Dr. Terry Hickey email: thickey@csub.edu
Director Education Assessment and Accreditation: Dr. Debbie Meadows email: dmeadows@csub.edu
For technical assistance, please contact Alex Alva at (661-654-2210) or email: aalva6@csub.edu
California State University, Bakersfield is a member in good standing of the Association
for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). California State University,
Bakersfield is working toward accreditation of its educator preparation programs under
the AAQEP standards with an anticipated Quality Assurance Review in Fall 2022.
CSUB Educator Credential Programs are accredited by The California Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CTC).
CSUB is accredited by WASC.